A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, with buildings collapsing 800 miles away in Bangkok.
A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed, leaving at least 43 people trapped in the rubble, according to Thai media.
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A map from the USGS showing the epicenter of the Myanmar earthquake
Video shows moment Bangkok tower collapsed
This is the moment a tower under construction in Bangkok collapsed. Thai media reported at least 43 people are trapped under the rubble:
A new high-rise building being constructed in Chatuchak, near the world’s largest weekend market, did not manage to survive the earthquake and collapsed quite massively! Hopefully no one got killed or badly inured. pic.twitter.com/ukyCEBXn7i
— Joseph Çiprut (@mindthrust) March 28, 2025
Earthquake turns Bangkok high-rise swimming pools into waterfalls
Residents in Bangkok captured the earthquake turning high-rise swimming pools into waterfalls:
Just experienced a 7.7 strength #earthquake in #Bangkok for close to 3 minutes. Its epicenter was Mandalay, Myanmar, over 1200 kms from here.
Despite the distance it swayed buildings; caused cracks, forced evacuations and rooftop pools cascaded much water to down below. Scary! pic.twitter.com/iIeV7WQWN6
— Joseph Çiprut (@mindthrust) March 28, 2025